The Silent Army (2008)
"Wit licht" (original title)

Child soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to... See full summary »

Director:

Jean van de Velde

Writer:

Jean van de Velde (screenplay)

Stars:

Jacqueline Blom, Marco Borsato, Adrian Galley

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jacqueline Blom	...	Agnes van Dam
Marco Borsato	...	Eduard Zuiderwijk
Adrian Galley	...	Ruud van Kalenberg
Ricky Koole	...	Anna Zuiderwijk
Frederick Mpuuga	...	Rebel commander
Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga	...	Michel Obeke
Sam Okelo
Thekla Reuten	...	Valerie
Siebe Schoneveld	...	Thomas Zuiderwijk
Peter Van den Begin	...	François Lama

Storyline

Child soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to find the boy, and walks right into a training camp exploiting children like Abu.

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Plot Keywords:

child soldier | restaurant | patricide | refugee camp | car crash | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch English Swahili French

Release Date:

11 December 2008 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Silent Army

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

A The Entertainment Group, Honoris Causa Communication

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The international version of this film ("The Silent Army") was the original Dutch entry for the Academy Awards' Best Foreign Film. However, the film was turned down because it was a re-cut version. This led to the submission of Winter in Wartime.

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Quotes

Valerie: Most people have brilliant reasons to do nothing at all.

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Connections

Featured in Pauw & Witteman: Episode #3.64 (2008)

User Reviews

1 word, Awful!

It's nice filmed, big budget, but rather spend it on poor people because, this movie was bad as hell. The leading role is approved to Marco Borsato, which is a good singer really, but he just can't act. If this was an American movie with a better plot it would have been a big hit. There are many reasons why this movie could have been better. But really, its just awful. You could watch it with a friend on DVD on a boring night, but i suggest rather to make a pizza or go to a bar.

So whenever you are planning to go to this movie, i can just say, don't go! Dutch movies can be great. For example Zwartbook with Carice van Houten, who plays in the Valkyrie movie. This director can better find another job. For now, 1 star is already to many for this movie.